City of Fort Smith v. France

I would affirm the decree, because I do not feel that appellant has met its burden on appeal.

In cases where location of a boundary line, with overtones of adverse possession, is involved, we have held that the question is determined upon a preponderance of the evidence and that we must affirm a chancellor’s decree unless his holding is clearly against the preponderance of the evidence. Kieffer v. Williams, 240 Ark. 514, 400 S. W. 2d 485. This is simply an application of the long-standing rule that this court will not, on appellate trial de novo, reverse a chancery court decree making findings…